Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

Saturday, 17.09.2005
Sunday, 18.09.2005
Monday, 17.09.2005
Tuesday, 20.09.2005
Wednesday, 21.09.2005

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, abstract number.

Material from 2005:

4063 Abstracts
739 Slide presentations
213 Webcasts
93 Handouts

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Lung cancer staging: not as simple as it seems?

Symposium
Chairs: M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland)
Aims: This symposium will present and discuss the properties, possibilities and problems of modern diagnostic and staging tools in lung cancer.

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Introduction: the difference between men and boys is the size (and price) of their toys M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Imaging can replace mediastinoscopy: PRO J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Imaging can replace mediastinoscopy: CON R. Rami Porta (Barcelona, Spain)
Rebuttal J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Nodal tissue diagnosis: do we need ultrasound? PRO J. Annema (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Nodal tissue diagnosis: do we need ultrasound? CON S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Rebuttal J. Annema (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Rebuttal S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Current and future strategies in lung cancer staging: summary by a Wise Man S. Spiro (London, United Kingdom)